Explosion-resistant motor



Patented June 30, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE EXPLOSION-RESISTANT MOTOR Pennsylvania Original application August 15, 1946, Serial No.

699,628, now Patent No. 2,571,907, dated ctober 16, 1951.

Divided and this application February 28, 1951, Serial No. 213,092

4 Claims. 1

This is a division of our application Serial No. 690,628, filed August 15, 1946, nowPatent No. 2,571,907, issued October 16, 1951, on splash-proof motors.

Our present invention relates to electric motors, and more particularly towa redesigned line of induction motors, which have the advantages of extreme simplicity and economy of construction, a pleasing appearance, a small size, within the standardization-limits established by the industry, and complete convertibility into a maximum number of motor-types with a minium number of parts.

A principal object of our invention is to provide a novel explosion-resistant construction, which can be produced from a fan-cooled construction by the simple addition of two ringmembers, welded on the ends of the stator-core member and subsequently rabbeted, with brackets to match, and with slight variations in the bear= ing. In our explosion-resistant motor, two 1mperforate brackets are used, each having an axial register, and also a long radial register, with the ring-member at that end of the stator-core. Among other advantages, this form of construction makes possible the use of a core-holding end-plate which is only a quarter of an inch thick, or less, or, in general, thin enough so that it can be punched, as distinguished from a cast or machined job.

With the foregoing and, other objects in view, our invention consists in the structures, combinations, systems, methods and parts, hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in the ac companying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional View of a form of embodiment of our invention, to provide an explosion-resistant motor, the motor-foot being shown in elevation, and

Fig. 2 is an end view of the motor shown in Fig. 1, with the top half of the bracket cut away.

All forms of embodiment of our motor utilize a stator-member comprising a strong, rigid, framering l and a stator-core assembly 8. In many cases, it is desirable that the frame-ring 7 shall constitute an imperforate enclosure=ring for the machine. The stator-core assembly 8 comprises a rigidly held stack of stator-laminations 9, which have a tight fit, known as an intenference-fit, within the inside of the frame-ring l, at a plurality of circumferentially-spaced points, as indicated at H) in Fig. 2; It is preferable that the stator-laminations shall fit tightly enough, in the frame-ring I, so as to readily conduct heat from the laminations to the frame-ring. At other points around their peripheries, the stator-leiminations '9 are spaced from the inside of the frame-ring 1 so as to provide axially extending ventilating-spaces H, which admit of an axial air-flow over the stator-core laminations 9, preferably, though not necessarily, extending from one end of the core straight through to the other end. The stator-core laminations carry the stator or primary windings Ill, the end-turns of which are shown in Fig. 1.

The stack of stator-core laminations 3 may be held together in any desired Way, so far as the broader aspects of our invention are concerned. We prefer to use the improved core-holding assembly which constitutes the subject-matter of Patent No, 2,447,645, granted August 24, 1948, to Arthur Goodwin and Leon R. Ludwig. It is sufficient to say that the stator-laminations 9 are held between. two end-plates l3, which are held. tightly compressed against the laminations, by means of a plurality of circumferentially-spaced, elongated, axially disposed lamination holding members, which are shown as locking-bars it. The end plates I3 do not make a tight fit with the inside of the frame-ring I, but are welded to the inside of the frame-ring, after the coreqnember is assembled in the ring, at a plurality of circumferentially spaced points, as

indicated at it in Fig. 2. The remaining peripheral portions of the end plates are spaced from the inside or" the frame-ring l, to provide the aforementioned axial ventilating spaces ll.

After the stator-frame has been assembled, as above described, two fits are machined on each end of the frame, these four machining operations being advantageously performed simultaneously. One of these fits is in the frame-ring 1, both ends of which are rabbeted, to provide an accurate radial-register surface 16, and an accurate axial-register surface ii. The other fit is on the stator end-plates 13, the exposed endfaces of each of which are machined, to provide an accurate axial-register surface l8, as shown in Fig. 1.

Our explosion-resistant machine, as shown in Fig. 1, is designed so to be able to utilize the same parts which are utilized in other types which enjoy a more extensive sale, 50 as to obtain the advantage or quantity-production. An essential feature of explosion resistant designs is the provision of a suiiiciently elongated, and sufli ciently narrow, flame-escape vent, so that any ilame would be cooled to extinguishment, before traversing all of the flame-escape vent. Heretofore, this has necessitated the provision of rather massive frame-parts, coming down over the outer peripheries of the stator-core, at each end of the machine, together with an extensive rabbeting operation, on this frame-part, so as to provide an axially long, radial-register surface, which could be matched with a corresponding surface provided on the imperiorate bracket at that end of the machine, so as to provide an explosionresistant flame-leakage or creepage path.

According to our present invention, as shown in Fig. 1, we have provided an easy means of converting a machine from a fan-cooled design to an explosion-resistant design, necessitating, for this purpose, the modification of the statorend-plates l3 by the addition of two imperiorate, axially-extending ring members fit, one extending axially outwardly from the bore or inner periphery of each end-plate l3. These added ringmembers 5 are then rabbeted, so as to provide an accurately machined axial-register surface It, and an axially elongated, flame-proof, radial= register surface 55. Similar surfaces are niachined on two imperiorate end brackets M, one on each end of the machine, so to provide the necessary fits.

Each imperiorate bracket Ml carries bearings 23 for supporting the rotor-shaft it. In the particular motor which is shown in the drawings, the bearings 23 are ball-bearings, in which the stator part 25 of the bearing is permanently asseinbled with the rotating bearing-part 2B which is fixed to, or carried by, the shaft 24, so that the shaft-mounted bearing-part 28 has to be pressed on or oil the shaft, whenever a bracket 28 is applied to, or removed from, the machine, or, if the ball-bearing part 26 is left attached to the shaft, then the stationary bearing-part has to be moved in or out of the bearing housing when the bracket is applied to, or removed from, the machine. At any rate, the two rotating bearingparts at the two ends of the machine, are at a distance apart, said distance being fixed by the particular sic M which is utilized. In our explosion-resistant design, as shown in Fig. l, we use a somewhat elaborate flame-proof or flame-extinguishing bearing-design, as indicated at 63, in a manner which is well known in the art.

The complete motor is provided with a rotorinernb uwhich is carried by the motor-shaft 24. The rotor is characterized by a rotor core-mornber 28, and suitable fan-means ior ventilating the machine. In the particular form of motor which is illustrated, a cast squirrel-cage rotor is utilized, having end-rings which are shown at 3B, and a plurality of straight, or axially directed, ventilating-vanes projecting axially from each of the end-rings (it.

The outer peripheries of the imperforate brackets ie make no radial register with the statorcore assembly, but they are provided with a plurality of outwardly extending lugs 45, which are disposed opposite the ends of the locking-bars l4, so that the imperforate brackets may be secured to the respective ends of the stator-member, by means of bolts 21-! which pass through the lugs 45 and into the ends of the respective lockingbars i i. In other motor-designs, such as the open types of motors and the fan-cooled motors, the lugs 55 provide convenient means for providing a radial registry with the corresponding radial-register surface i 6 of the end of the framering, while at the same time permitting an axial how of cooling air over the outside of the irnperforate brackets 44.

In our herein-described explosiomresistant machine, the necessary radial-register is provided at 55, by the ring-members 54 which are carried by the respective end-plates l3 oi the stator-core,

and hence there is no need to provide a radialregister at is on the end of the frame-ring, as in other motor-designs. Thus, in our explosionrcsistant motor as shown in Fig. l, the outer surface of the peripheral lugs 45 of the imperforate brackets 44 are out back, as indicated at 46', so as not to make contact with the end of the framering I.

The continuous axial-register and radial-register fits, at the surfaces l8 and 55, provide closed-housing joints between the stator-core and. the two imperforate brackets 44'. The fact that the brackets 45 are imperforate, or have no ventilating-hole the ein, added to the provision of the closed-housing joints at E8 and 55, results in the complete enclosure of the motor, as shown in Fig. 1. The primary end-turns I!) are ventilated by the internally mounted fan-vanes 32 which are inside of the machine. These fanvanes or blades operate by stirring the air within each of the imperforate brackets M. They do not produce an axially flowing stream of ventilating-air, because the outer periphery of the stator-core 9 is efiectuall'y sealed, at the surfaces It and 55, at both ends of the stator-core.

Our explosio11-resistant motor, as herein illustrated, is like our fan-cooled motor, as shown in our copending application Serial No. 213,091, filed February 1951, now Patent No. 2,615,937 dated October 1952, in bein provided with an externally mounted fan-means, in the form of one or more airial flow fans 48, only one being shown, which is removably mounted on the shaft Ell on the outside of at least one of the bearings for causing air to flow from one end of the machine to the other, this axial air-flow being directed by n'leans oi two identical hoods 58, one at each end oi the machine. Each hood 59 has a per heral part having an accurately machined, akiahregister surface 5; which registers or fits against the corresponding surface I"! at that end of the frame-ring "i, so as to make a substantially continuous fit on that end of the frame-ring. The hoods 58 may be retained in place by any suitable means, such as the set-screws 42. The two hoods 5d are provided with air-vent openings 32' which are preferably disposed somewhere near the bearings so as to constrain the external ventilating-air to pass over the bearings, as shown by the arrows 3B. The air-vents 52 are also preferably on the bottom halves of the hoods 50, for protection against the entry of water and dirt.

In Fig. l, the addition of the ring-members 54, which are welded or otherwise secured to the inner peripheries of the end-plates l3, avoids the previous necessity for massive cast frame parts which have heretofore been necessary in designs which are utilizable in flame-resistant constructions. The addition of these rings 54 also emphasizes the importance of utilizing core-holding end-plates i3 which are out or punched out of flat disks or plates, resulting in a construction which can be easiiy fabricated, at low cost, while requiring minimum of space and weight.

While we have shown our invention in forms of embodiment which are at present preferred, we desire it to be understood that our invention is susceptible of a wide variety of application and adaptation. We desire, therefore, that our claims shall be accorded the broadest construction consistent with their language.

We claim as our invention:

l. An explosion-resistant dynamo-electric machine comprising a strong, rigid frame-ring a stator-core comprising a stack of stator-laminations, means for rigidly holding said laminations together in a stock, said stator=core fitting, at a plurality of spaced points about the outer periphery of the statordarninations, within the inside of the frame-ring, the stator-laminations being spaced from the inside of the frame ring at other peripheral points, the stator core having an imperforate, axially extending ring-member at each end thereof, each of said ring-members having an accurate, axially elongated, radial-register surface, a stator-winding carried by the statorcore, two imperforate brackets removably mounted on the frame-ring, one at each end, each imperforate bracket having no ventilating-hole therein and having an accurate, axially elongated radial-register surface co-operating with the cor responding portions of the ring-members oi the stator-core, said brackets having circumferentially spaced radial projections, means for secur= ing said projections to the stator-=core holding means, bearings carried by said imperforate brackets, a rotor member having a shaft which is supported by said bearings and having internally mounted fan-means for at least ventilating the end-turns of the stator-winding at both ends of the stator-core, said rotor-member further having externally mounted fan-means, removably mounted on the shaft on the outside of at least one of the bearings, for causing a ventilating gas to flow axially within the space between the inside of the frame-ring and the periphery of the stator-laminations, and two hoods, each having a ventilating-hole and having a peripheral part which makes a substantially continuous fit at its end of the frame-ring.

2. An explosion-resistant dynamo-electric ma= chine comprising a strong, rigid frame-ring, a stator-core comprising a stack of stator-lamina tions, means for rigidly holding said laminations together in a stack, said stator-core fitting, at a plurality of spaced points about the outer periphery of the stator-laminations, within the inside of the frame-ring, the stator-laminations being spaced from the inside of the frame-ring at other peripheral points, the stator core having an imperforate, axially extending ring-member at each end thereof, each of said ring-members having an accurate, axially elongated, radial-register surface and an accurate axial-register surface, a stator-winding carried by the stator-core, two imperforate brackets removably mounted on the frame-ring, one at each end, each imperforate bracket having no ventilating-hole therein and having an accurate, axially elongated radialregister surface and an accurate axial-register surface co-operating with the corresponding portions of the ring-members of the stator-core, said brackets having circumferentially spaced radial projections, means for securing said projections to the stator-core holding means, bear=- ings carried by said imperforate brackets, a rotormember having a shaft which is supported by said bearings and having internally mounted fanmeans for at least ventilating the end-turns of the stator-winding at both ends of the statorcore, said rotor-member further having externally mounted fan-means, removably mounted on the shaft on the outside of at least one of the bearings, for causing a ventilating gas to flow axially within the space between the inside of the frame-ring and the periphery of the statorlaminations, and two hoods, each havin a ventilating-hole and having a peripheral part which makes a substantially continuous fit at its end of the frame-ring.

3. An explosion-resistant dynamo-electric machine comprising a strong, rigid frame-ring, a

stator-core comprising a stack of stator-laminations, means for rigidly holding said laminations 5 together in a stack, said stator-core fitting, at a plurality of spaced points about the outer periphcry of the stator-laminations, within the inside of the frame-ring, the stator-laminaticns being spaced from the inside of the frame-ring at other peripheral points, the stator core having an imperforate, axially extending ring-member at each end thereof, each of said ring-members having an accurate, axially elongated, radial-register surface, a stator-winding carried by the statorcore, two imperforate brackets removably mounted on the frame-ring, one at each end, each imperforate bracket having no ventilating-hole therein and having an accurate, axially elongated radial-register surface co-operating with the corresponding portions of the ring-members of the stator-core, said brackets having circumferentially spaced radial projections, means for securing said projections to the stator-core holding means, bearings carried by said imperforate brackets, and a rotor-member having a shaft which is supported by said bearings and having internally mounted fan-means for at least ventilating the end-turns of the stator-winding at both ends of the stator-core.

4. An explosion-resistant dynamo-electric machine comprising a strong, rigid frame-ring, a stator-core comprising a stack of stator-laminations, means for rigidly holding said laminations together in a stack, said stator-core fitting, at a plurality of spaced points about the outer periphery of the stator-laminations, Within the inside of the frame-ring, the stator-laminations being spaced from the inside of the frame-ring at other peripheral points, the stator core having an imperforate, axially extending ring-member at each end thereof, each of said ring-members having an accurate, axially elongated, radial-register surface and an accurate axial-register surface, a stator-winding carried by the stator-core, two imperiorate brackets removably mounted on the frame-ring, one at each end, each imperforate bracket having no ventilating-hole therein and having an accurate, axially elongated radialregister surface and an accurate axial-register surface co-operating with the corresponding portions of the ring-members of the stator-core, said brackets having circuinferentially spaced radial projections, means for securing said projections to the stator-core holding means, beanings carried by said imperforate brackets, and a rotor-member having a shaft which is supported by said bearings and having internally mounted fan-means for at least ventilating the end-turns of the stator winding at both ends of the stator References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Perlesz May 20, 1930 Smith Mar. 31, 1931 Seiden Sept. 13, 1932 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date France Mar. 29, 1932 Number Number 

